Anacortes Schools Foundation is launching its first major fundraiser next month with “Celebrate the Season,” a family-friendly event set for December 6 and 7 at the Port of Anacortes Event Center.
The San Juan Islands are in the third day without phone service between the islands and with the mainland as a result of what appears to be a cut in the fiber optic cable between Lopez and San Juan islands.
An election vote update issued Wednesday evening showed no change in the contested races, with Laurie Gere maintaining a 63-percent to 37-percent margin over Mayor Dean Maxwell. Gere with 2,957 to Maxwell's 1,769 votes.
Businesswoman Laurie Gere reacts with brother Scott McPhee to election results showing an all-but unbeatable early lead over incumbent Mayor Dean Maxwell in Tuesday’s election, taking 62-percent of the voted counted on election night.
Anacortes Police and County Sheriff’s deputies Tuesday afternoon arrested one of Washington’s Most Wanted in the 200 block of O Ave. here in Anacortes.
Today is Election Day. Ballots shoulld be postmarked by the end of today or in the Ballot Box behind the Anacortes Library by 8 pm. First returns should be available an hour or so later.
